A Guide to Bamboo Flooring
BAMBOO FLOORING EXPLAINED
Our bamboo flooring is available in various different colours, sizes and profile types. Whether it be for a kitchen, convervatory or another room in your home this guide will help you make the right flooring choice.
CONSTRUCTION TYPES
HORIZONTAL |
VERTICAL |
STRAND WOVEN |
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Bamboo grain is wider and more evident - strips of bamboo are individually glued together horizontally to form the plank.
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Bamboo grain is thinner and less evident - strips of bamboo are individually glued together vertically to form the plank.
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Bamboo grain is random - strands of bamboo are torn apart and then recompressed with resin under extreme heat and pressure to form the plank. This Flooring is twice as hard as oak. |
PROFILES AND INSTALLATION
TONGUE & GROOVE(Horizontal, Vertical, Strand Woven) |
TONGUE & GROOVE(Parquet Block) |
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Tongue & Groove (Horizontal, Vertical & Strand Woven) The solid tongue and groove profile is finished with a satin-matt lacquer. This must be glued together over an underlay or glued directly down to the subfloor. |
The solid tongue and groove profile for our parquet block is finished with Bona matt/anti-slip lacquer. This can only be glued directly down to the subfloor. |
SOLID UNICLIC(Strand Woven Only) |
ENGINEERED UNICLIC(Strand Woven Only) |
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The solid Uniclic® patented design clicks together without the need for glue. It is finished with Bona matt/anti-slip lacquer and can be installed over underlay or glued directly to the subfloor. |
The engineered Uniclic® patented design features a wear layer of bamboo that is glued to a plywood base and clicks together without the need for glue. It is finished with Bona matt/anti-slip lacquer and can be installed over underlay or glued directly to the subfloor. |
Please note: Both Uniclic® structures shown above are only available in Strand Woven Bamboo. Their stability and performance are indentical. Our
engineered boards are only designed this way due to the extra width of the plank as the manufacturing process does not allow for a solid board this size to be made.
COLOUR OPTIONS
NATURAL |
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RUSTIC |
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| Typically blonde/yellow tones. This shade is the natural colour of bamboo. | Consists of light/dark brown tones. This shade is created by smoking the bamboo strips in an industrial kiln. | Carbonised in colour with black streaks added to the surface. |
BRUSHED |
STONE GREY |
CHESTNUT |
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| Carbonised in colour with a wire brushed surface that gives more depth and texture. | Grey stain with a distressed finish added to the surface. | Chestnut coloured stain with distressed features added to the surface. |
PEBBLE |
AUTUMN HAZELNUT |
ANTIQUE TAUPE |
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| A light grey pebble coloured stain with distressed features added to the surface. | Hazelnut coloured stain with distressed features added to the surface. | Taupe coloured stain with distressed features added to the surface. |
Please note: The carbonising process creates a darker shade with our strand woven bamboo products
JANKA HARDNESS SCALE (kn)
Please note: The above scale illustrates the hardness of varying different species of wood along with both the standard and strand woven bamboo variations. Each figure denotes the hardness of that particular wood/bamboo type - the higher the number, the harder the surface.
